Hawwara
Hawwara, Saturday 6.8.05 PMObservers; Vivi Z. Hava H. Naomi R. Nurit L. (reporting)Natanya translating.North Hawarra: Many people but U. the commander brings more soldiers and also comparatively more women soldiers. He sees to it that the checkpoint works constantly and that there are no breaks for food and therefore pedestrians pass in a steady stream. But the cars move slowly with about a wait of half an hour. There is a tender with a load of vitamin with the name of Ziklon which gave a shivery feeling.There are no detainees, ambulances are not detained but goods are not passed through as is usual on Shabbat. The men however are checked very carefully, belts are opened, shirts lifted, shoes checked inside and lifting of the trousers up to the knees.Some people just wanted to talk to us. One wanted to know what would be, another whispered “There will be a Palestine state” and another wanted to do if we were from Japan and when Chava said in Arabic who we were, he left quickly. Quite a few cars with yellow number plates tried to return from Nablus and had to go back. Some youths told us that there were many such cars in Nablus and not clear how they got there. There are no permits for these, maybe the soldiers made mistakesAt Tapuach junction there were about 20 cars. At Siluad the entrance is closed.